The Drake

A Proper Pint

LIKE MANY IDEAS, this one began on a cocktail napkin. In 2012, Karen Talbot and her husband, Ret, were enjoying beers at the Kern River Brewery in Kernville, California, the “gateway to Sequoia National Forest.” After a day catching golden trout in the Sierras, Karen had an idea, so she made do with the only canvas available, sketching out a beer glass, a trout, and a flyrod,

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